You probably won't believe this, but this fly-by video of Saturn wasn't created with 3D computer graphics. Instead, it was created using thousands of high-resolution still photographs captured by the Cassini orbiter.
Remember the 100 pixelated camera illustrations by Billy Brown we featured a little while back? Well, you can now decorate your wall with them by ordering them as vinyl decals. For $36 you can choose either 30 small decals or 10 large ones over on Scribble on Everything.
Here's yet another awesome Photoshop tutorial by Sean Armenta showing how to use the uber-useful Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop. He covers not just the basics of the tool, but also various tips and tricks you can use to maximize its usefulness.
After last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Canon and Nikon have been forced to shut down major camera and lens manufacturing plants due to damage and injuries to employees. At Canon's Utsunomiya plant -- which contributes to much of the company's lens output and appears as the letter "U" on the date code -- 15 workers were injured and operations have been suspended indefinitely. Nikon's Sendai plant -- which has produced all of Nikon's pro-level DSLRs including the D3S, D3X, …
When's the last time you saw some amateur video shot from inside North Korea? There's a good chance the answer is never, given how secretive the country is and how tight the policies are for what outsiders are allowed to do. Photojournalist Steve Gong, however, captured some really high quality video from inside the country using a Canon 5D Mark II.
If you're looking to buy used camera gear on sites like eBay or Craigslist, a trick you can use to find a good deals is to search for listings that contain spelling mistakes that keep most people from finding them (e.g. "Canom" instead of "Canon", or "Mikon" instead of "Nikon"). With less exposure -- and therefore less competition -- you may be able to win the auctions at far below the item's value.
